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  • 500 3D printed face masks are bundled together for delivery to the Bexar County Medical Society April 15. The masks were distributed among healthcare workers across Bexar County and the San Antonio Military Health System. (Courtesy Photo)

    836th COS Airman turns hobby into life-saving enterprise

    During times of crisis, the Air Force family rallies to support one another. For some, that family extends beyond those in the blue uniform. As the COVID-19 pandemic caused personal protective equipment shortages across the healthcare industry, Staff Sgt. Austin Cooperrider, 836th Cyberspace Operations Squadron, did what seems like a simple thing … he pressed “PRINT.”
  • A photo of a 3D printed N-95 face masks.

    388th FW maintainers using 3D printer to supply masks

    Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, protective face masks have been in demand world-wide. Instead of first procuring them from a dwindling supply, needed for healthcare workers and first-responders, Airmen in the 388th Fighter Wing are doing their best to contribute.
  • A new metallic 3D printed part alongside the aluminum part it will replace on an F-22 Raptor during depot repair at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Jan 16, 2019. The new titanium part will not corrode and can be procured faster and at less cost than the conventionally manufactured part. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)

    First metallic 3D printed part installed on F-22

    The use of 3D printing is not new to the Air Force. The service has routinely used 3D printing for legacy aircraft requiring parts that may be out of production due to manufacturing obsolescence. 3D printing is becoming more common place in the Air Force’s supply chain when it comes to its fifth-generation aircraft. In December, a metallic 3D printed part was installed by 574th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron maintainers on an operational F-22 Raptor during depot maintenance.
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